Meigs Winners At Fair Crown Dairy Champions
Grand champions in the dairy breeds at the Meigs County Fair last week were Carroll Wingrove Belpre Brown Swiss Brent Hayes Guysville Jersey Janis Carnahan Racine Guernsey and Eddie Holter Pomeroy Route 3 Holstein. Teresa Carr of Tuppers Plains with her reserve champion Shorthorn shown Friday at the fair. Miss Carr daughter of Mr and Mrs William Carr also showed the reserve champion market lamb and received the reserve champion award in sewing in the 4-H junior fair.
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Meigs County Fair
Carroll Wingrove
Belpre
Brent Hayes
Guysville
Jersey
Janis Carnahan
Tony Carnahan
Racine
Guernsey
Eddie Holter
Pomeroy
Holstein
Teresa Carr
Tuppers Plains
Miss Carr
William Carr
Fair Contest Protest at Meigs County Fair
About 25 women entered the Women's bicentennial costume contest at the Meigs County Fair grandstand. Charlene Hoeflich protested judging procedures after being told her authentic 19th century costume did not win. Suzy Parker Carpenter won first, Sheila Powell second, Leona Lieving fourth, and Dorothy Calaway fifth. Prizes ranged from $25 to $5, and a later decision added two more prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Meigs County
Charlene Hoeflich
Pomeroy
Evelyn Knight
Hoeflich
Suzy Parker Carpenter
Reedsville
Sheila Powell
Leona Lieving
Minersville
Dorothy Calaway
Coolville
Two Weekend Crashes In Gallia County Leave Two Injured
Ohio Highway Patrol logs two weekend accidents in Gallia County. A Beatrice Bentz car collided with a motorcycle driven by Dallas Weber at Route 7 and Route 33 Rock Springs, injuring Weber who was hospitalized. Bentz was cited for failure to yield. A John Moore car struck a Conrail train on Route 7 near Cheshire in fog, injuring Moore who was not hospitalized. Moore was cited for failure to stop at a train crossing.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Highway Patrol
Rock Springs
Beatrice Bentz
Lancaster
Dallas Weber
Rutland
Weber
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Syracuse
Bentz
John Moore
Pomeroy
Conrail
Cheshire
Moore
Couple Receives Ovation At Meigs County Fair
Clarence Nichols and his wife of Tuppers Plains were honored with a standing ovation at the Meigs County Fair. The nine child couple arrived in a 1924 Studebaker driven by Roy Miller and were escorted by John Rice to the grandstand. They received a life fair membership from Rice and a corsage from fair board member Lucille Leifheit. Nichols recalled 71 years of marriage and praised his wife’s role in rearing their nine children.
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Rock Springs
Clarence Nichols
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
Nichols
Studebaker
Roy Miller
Chester
Kenny Starr
Js. Nichols
Hester
John Rice
Meigs
Fair Board
Meigs County Fair Hosts Pretty Baby and Little Mister Contest
The Meigs County Fair featured a Pretty Baby contest and Little Mister Meigs County with Chrissy Richmond and Michael Southern named Little Miss and Little Mister. Winners across age groups earned gift certificates and ribbons, aided by Elberfelds Department Store and local clubs.
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Rock Springs
Meigs County
Beulah Jones
Meigs County Fair
Michael Southern
Middleport
Chrissy Richmond
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Glouster
Merle Danford
Trimble
Zanesville
Charlotte Caley
Marge Caley
Jack Zimmer
Logan
Laura Zimmer
Columbus
Roger Hooper
Carl Miller
Henry
Jean) Mantz
Barberton
Miller
Denise Dunnette
Alvin Byers
Annie Byers
Alabama
Killie Sheline
David Richards
Thelma Perkins
Melvin Koons
Elsie Humphrey of
Verna Leroy
Diana Brewer
Marcia Robinson
Danny Robinson
Billy Sayre
Brenda Sayre
Chastity
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Ted Vogt
Emugene Davis
Pam Woodburn
Athens National
Pam
Athens
Member
First Bank Group of Ohio, Inc
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